Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE)

Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is an integral part of the government policy on "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas" and its commitment to overall human resource development to take advantage of the demographic profile of our country's population in the coming years. The objective of the National Policy on Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015 is to meet the challenge of skilling at scale with speed and standard (quality). It aims to provide an umbrella framework to all skilling activities being carried out within the country, to align them to common standards and link the skilling with demand centres. In addition to laying down the objectives and expected outcomes, the effort is also to identify the various institutional frameworks which can act as the vehicle to reach the expected outcomes. The national policy also provides clarity and coherence on how skill development efforts across the country can be aligned within the existing institutional arrangements. According to studies, by 2025 India is slated to have 65% of its populace in the working age bracket which would roughly translate to around 95 Crore people, while the world grows older including the likes of China, Japan, East Asia, US and parts of Europe. It is here that the Government’s policy measures and skill development initiatives come to the fore. F-TEC is working closely with NSDC and State Governments to take Centre and State led skill development initiatives to the field.For more information, please visitwww.nsdcindia.org

National Skill Develpoment CORPORATION (NSDC)

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), working under the aegis of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), works on Public-Private Partnership model overseeing skill development in the country. The NSDC was set up as part of a national skill development mission to fulfill the growing need in India for skilled manpower across sectors and narrow the existing gap between the demand and supply of skills. The objective of the prestigious institute is to contribute significantly (about 30 per cent) to the overall target of skilling / upskilling 500 million people in India by 2022, mainly by fostering private sector initiatives in skill development programmes and providing funding. It is responsible for skill development and promotional activities across the country, including implementation of important government skill schemes such as PMKVY and UDAAN. F-TEC Skill Development (Foresight Edutech Pvt Ltd) signed a partnership with NSDC in 2014. We have collaborated with NSDC to impart skills to the youth to make them industry ready and bridge the talent gap. We aim to train 5 Lakh students through 150+ centres in the next 10 years. We have specialized team of counsellors, trainers & placement officers to promote skill development through innovative models.

SECTOR SKILL COUNCILS

RETAILERS ASSOCIATION’S SKILL COUNCIL OF INDIA

RASCI is a not-for-profit, independent public limited organisation, funded by the Government of India along with Equity participation from Retailer’s Association of India, Reliance Retail Ltd., Future Retail India Ltd., Shoppers Stop Ltd., Globus Stores (P) Ltd., Trent Ltd., Infiniti Retail Ltd. and Connaught Plaza Restaurant (P) Ltd. to function as the Apex Skill Development Council for the Retail Industry. RASCI represents the retail industry in India.

RASCI is a collaborative and comprehensive source of retail expertise and independent advice for industry, training organizations, educational institutions, certifying bodies, employees, students or jobseekers about skills development in the retail industry. For more information, visit www.rasci.in

BEAUTY & WELLNESS SECTOR SKILL COUNCIL (BWSSC)

Beauty & Wellness Sector skill council (BWSSC) is a not for profit organization promoted by CII with financial support from the National Skill Development Corporation. Chaired by Mrs.Vandana Luthra from VLCC , the Governing Council from the Sector has icons like Ms Blossom Kocchar, Ms Gurpreet Seble, Mr. Ramesh Wangal, Ms. Rekha Chaudhary to name a few.

The aim of the Sector Skill Council is to focus on establishing an effective and efficient eco-system for development and imparting of skills for Beauty and Wellness industry including relevant curriculum courses, information database, delivery system, standardization, and accreditation and certification process to enhance the employability of the Indian workforce globally. By 2023, the SSC aims to accredit 390 Training organizations, train 2,200 trainers and provide certification to an almost 1.67 Million (16.7 Lac) workforce by 2023. For more information, visit www.bwssc.in

AUTOMOTIVE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (ASDC)

Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC) is a skill development council for the Automotive Sector jointly promoted by Department of Heavy Industry (Ministry of Heavy Industries), Government of India, National Skill Development Corporation(NSDC) and Indian Automotive Industry represented by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) and Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations of India (FADA).

ASDC is primarily engaged in the domain of skill development for the Automotive Sector, in the areas of conducting research related to skill gap, developing training course curriculum & training standards, training the trainers, assessment and certification of trainers and students. These activities are being carried out by the experts from the Automotive Industry and Academia. ASDC certification is preferred by the Automotive Industry and recognized by the Government of India.

IT-ITeS Sector Skills Council NASSCOM (SSC NASSCOM)

The goal of the IT-ITES SSC is to create a sustainable industry ready talent pipeline by scaling quality capacity and to enhance employability at all levels, leveraging technology and our experience in large scale skill development, in a sustainable manner across skill sectors. The IT-ITes SSC aims to nurture diversity and inclusive growth to stimulate economic activity relevant to local the local ecosystem.